The pop heartthrob from Clayton has signed up to Corrie for a year. And he told us previously that he’s excited about his ‘nice but fiery’ character.

Describing his character he said: “He was brought up on the same estate as the Connors.

“My father and I moved to Tenerife.

“He hears about Carla’s problems with the factory and I get a secret phone call to ask me to come back.”

“The first day on anything is nerve-racking. I didn’t know how it was going to be.

“But it was really chilled with no pressure.

“I’m a massive Corrie fan and a big soap fan in general.”

Aidan’s arrival comes at the right time for Underworld owner Carla, who has announced her intention to leave Weatherfield to move to Los Angeles, with Sally Webster, played by Sally Dynevor, and Alya Nazir, played by Sair Khan, battling over who will buy the factory from her.